Brimstone review: Grim, gruesome and not for the faint-hearted

For a long two-anda-half hours, Dutch writer/director Martin Koolhoven heaps unimaginable forms of misery on Dakota Fanning’s unfortunate young homesteader. This beautifully shot indie Western is split into four Biblical chapters which tell, using a jumbled timeline, of a life torn apart by murder, incest and religious zealotry. In the opening act, Revelation, Fanning’s Liz […]

Waco Trailer: Taylor Kitsch Preaches Fire and Brimstone as David Koresh

It’s the end of the world as we know it… and Taylor Kitsch feels fine. The Friday Night Lights and True Detective alum transforms into infamous cult leader David Koresh in the just-released trailer for Paramount Network’s miniseries Waco (which you can watch above). Here, we see Koresh preaching to his Branch Davidian followers about […]

This Week In Trailers: Life and Nothing More, Kill Me Please, Brimstone and Glory, You Were Never Really Here, Foxtrot, Long Shot

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]